You serious, seems to me like I'll be okay in the game department. NBA live, Madden, Fifa, Fight Night...all the games I need.

Not to big on graphics but I don't want any noticable flaws. How's the whole action thing...do you really move around for the duration of the game your are playing?

You get as much action moving around as you choose to have.

By that I mean, you can do the exact same thing sitting down and just flicking your wrist, as you can standing up and doing the actual motion.

For instance, you may see in commercials people playing tennis, while standing up and getting all into it, but you don't actually need to do big swings or anything, you can just sit down and gently flick your wrist and get the same effect. That being said, it makes the game a lot more fun when you actually stand up, and get into it. Believe it or not, it's great exercise for some games. Boxing can actually make you pretty tired, lol.

I've made up my mind that I'll be getting one. Though I'm pretty ticked off i wont be able to get the new GTA because of it.

The xbox got some terrible techincal problems that retailers have reported 25-30% being returned and the ps3 is just too expensive....gotta get me a Wii

i've heard great things about the Wii system...i just don't know alot about the games that are out for it
i think if you are about to buy a new system then you have to consider the software that is available for it

here are a couple of links for the Wii and the 360 ( haven't included the PS3 because of price )....scroll down to the middle of these pages where you will find a list of games available...hope this helps a bit

Wii

360

To put it pretty simple, it depends what you enjoy doing. If you get the Wii, you are mostly going to use it for party games (where a group of friends come and play it) or if you like playing little mini-games like mario party but in a different vareity. That is basically all the games they have out right now (except Zelda, which would be good obviously).

If you would rather play a full game that has a story and a point, then you gotta go 360. Also, btw, if your worried about 360 then I wouldn't be anymore, because they have released new 65 nanometer processors that eliminate the problem of running at a high temperature and overheating, so there should not be many problems with your system if you choose to get one.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/824/824183p1.html

Well I'm really only into Sports games. Fifa, madden, Fight Night, Knockout Kings, etc. Thus I figured because I don't play too many role play games...the Wii seemed like a good enough option...with that said the 360 looks more and more impressive

I hear NBA Live 08's franchise mode on the 360 is AMAZING. Really wanna try out both Live and 2K. First, I gotta get me a 360 (hopefully in a couple of weeks).

Everything I have heard about Live and 2k8 on 360 has led me to believe that 2k8 is better by a landslide.
Rent both first for sure, so you don't make the mistake of buying Live.

If you are planning on buying a 360 soon, then here's another quote from that article that should be helpful:

just finished Halo 3....Freakin Awesome !!!!!!!!!!

just bought a 360 off ebay(have to buy a hard drive for it though), can't wait until it comes in the mail.

Sonic is in the next Super Smash Bros!

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2007/10/1...ersus-mario.htm

holy superman! i think i may have bought an 360 too soon....

great..hopefully they make the new smash brothers on gamecube

Nice addition! The game's looking better and better, I'm definitely picking it up. Might wait for Christmas, we'll see.

Guitar Hero 3: October 28th! I'm getting it for my birthday hopefully, Nov 1.


Lol not happening, but the good news is that you'll be able to use the gamecube controllers.

I loved it too! I bought it over Thanksgiving weekend and finished the campaign with relatives back home over Xbox Live. So much fun!

I need to get some rechargeable batteries for my controller though... at one point I had to put the game on hold so I could run out to Walmart to buy more batteries... it didn't cross my mind to buy rechargeables at the time.

This is a funny video if you're a Halo 3 fan: (warning: lots of bad language, but freaking hilarious, imho)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz3br1q5wIQ

Absolutey true. I've been playing 2k8 for the past week non-stop and still show no sign of being bored of the game whatsoever. With the player movements, the signature jumpshots, the flowing offense, and the amazing crowd, I'll be playing this game for a long time before giving it a rest.


BTW, if anyone has 2k8 for the 360 and wants to play online, give me a shout.

that sounds like a direct challenge my friend ....i'm off all of next week so i think i'll pick the game up on the weekend ..give me a couple of days to practice and i'll take that challenge

do you have a headset ?....nothing like being able to trash talk while playing
btw....my gamertag is Atomicorpse...pm your name to me and i'll add you

i also highly recommend playing Battlefield 2:Modern Combat in Live...it's an older game but well worth it ( unbelievable gameplay online )...look for the guy up on the hill doing some serious sniping

^Shame I don't have that game, would've loved blowing your brains up


As for 2k8, I'm good to go anytime, my gamertag is samo35 and I do have a headset
I don't talk much trash though...when I'm nice

When you're comfortable with the game, let me know.

This should be fun

I just bought The Orange Box, and am getting ready to play through half life 2 again, then the new games (to me) the lost coast, episode one and two. Should be fun, these games are getting ratings off the chart.

Yay!

and it's delayed til February 10th.
booo.

SSB on Wi could seriously give you a work out.

it will be worth the wait but dam it its annoying -_-

dude you weren't joking with this game...rented it yesterday and been playing nonstop since...online is AMAZING!

Damn....i had a company come in early this week to put in new windows thru the condo and because of this i've had to rip everything away from the wall in my office...i'm waiting for my girlfriend to put the curtains up again before i move the tv, 360 etc etc back into their spot in the room...hopefully she will be done tomorrow

because of this i obviously haven't been able to go online with the 360 for a few days...i would have enjoyed blowing your brains out from up on top of the hill
it's an amazing game though isn't it - the graphics are not the best compared to other second gen games out now but the actual gameplay is incredible...when you get 2 full teams it's fast and furious and highly addictive
it has some great maps to play in...Backstab is probably the most popular ...one of my favs is Hidden - i love to take a boat over to the other island and set up on the hill that faces down over the helicopter pad...i zoom in with my sniper rifle and pick guys off as soon as they sit down inside the copter...it's freakin hilarious watching them flop around like rag dolls after being shot...i think my record is about 14 in a row ( big pile of bodies outside the copter )

like i mentioned to you before...i had a chance to see the PC version of the new one that is coming out while at the ComicCon in T.O. awhile back...i will be buying it for sure..looks brilliant

hopefully we will get together real soon and play Battlefield and some b-ball online...looking forward to it

^haha I did the exact same thing today in Hidden...but I'm nowhere near as effective as you...still love the game though, thanks for telling me about it

hope you can set up your system soon, cause I've never played with a BONEr before....

Its been 2 days of checking out my PS3.

the free internet feature is great. Been downloading lots of demos.

Just tried Clive Barker's Jericho Demo its pretty neat. They say PS3 should last 10 years considering thats how powerful it is. I hope its true because 10 years is pretty long and that would save the PS3 players a lot of money from buying next gen consoles every couple of years.

NBA Live 08 is fantastic. I dont even need to set the whole sliders to make it realistic, maybe just the game speed by a tad and 1-5 sliders to balance it out. I just set the time to 12 min per quarter and the game pretty much balances out all the way through till the end of 4th quarter.

I dled 2k8 demo. It was pretty sweet too. Gameplay wise it great. The only thing that kinda downgrading are the graphics, but its still good though. Physic wise in terms of how player moves/animation its better by Live 08 just by a tad also.

The extra features in the PS3 are pretty useful, with the wireless internet that the PS3 has it can detect my comp's "My Music" to "My Videos" folder and I can open those files up from PS3.

PS3 is friggin heavy btw.

i'm looking to get this as well
i'm curious about 1 game in particular though....Portal....all the reviews i've read are saying it's amazing..have you had a chance to play it yet ?...just curious as to what you thought of it

I have not tried out Portal yet, but it looks amazing, and from what I heard it is downright fun, full of brain teasers, that you wish was longer than it is.

That being said, if you have never played Half-Life 2 then this orange box is a steal of a deal. I'm currently playing through it again before I tackle EP1 and EP2 and Portal and if I get to it, Team Fortress. All these games got amazing rankings (all 90-100), and all of them are available in one package. If you like FPS then this is a must have package, especially if you have never played Half-Life 2, because then it is even more of a deal since it is all new to you.

from what i can recall i made it about a third of the way thru Half-Life 2....so i'll definately be picking this one up

My friend sat down a few days ago and finished Halo 3 start-finish in 5 hours, haha.

^ Someone actually played the Campaign Mode!

5 hrs ????...what level was he playing on ?

a buddy of mine finished it in 9 hrs on Legendary .....took me about 2 weeks on normal

Guitar Hero 3 out today. Getting it Thursday (I think.) Should be awesome!

I'm getting it monday hopefully, or tuesday morn, since i got all of tuesday off.

when i was up at the T.O ComicCon a while back i had an opportunity to watch a National contest ( at least i think it was national )...there was a panel of 4 judges handing out scores to each contestant

don't know what the winner received but i gotta tell you i was freakin amazed at how good these guys were
i just might have to purchase Hero 3 and give it a try...looks like a hell of a lot of fun
my only concern is that my girlfriend will get ahold of the guitar and 'bogart' it - and i'll never get a chance to play it myself

Not surprisingly it is sold out everywhere. Still hoping I can somehow get my hands on this game soon.

have you seen the new commercial for the game ??...with Slash ?....awesome

Saw that during the Raps game today I think.
That game is awesome yet again. The new battle modes on it are sweet. You can break your opponents springs and it like skips beats and stuff. Such a cool concept.

lol bought Guitar Hero 3 last week sold out everywhere except Wal-Mart ?

Definitely harder than the previous. The battle mode with Slash was fun. Beat me once and the second time I beat him. I like the new feature they put when you battle.

I started out with Hard Mode, almost done, just having problem with the second last set list. Hard songs.

Today I was trying to look for another Wireless Guitar Controller for the PS3, looks like they dont even sell it yet.

Wal-Mart has copies, but they sell it with the old version of the guitar that is wired. Really stupid.

wtf, best buy was selling the game for 99 bucks and they have now gone up to 119.

Is Guitar Hero 3 available for the PS2?

Oh I was specifically looking for just the Wireless Guitar Controller for the PS3 itself lol

Yep


Got the game a couple days ago, it's awesome. This is the first GH game I've owned, so I'm still having trouble with hard mode. I'm good on medium though haha. Great game so far.

I just got GH3, along with Halo 3, project sylpheed and tenchu Z for free (not GH3 for free). Played some Halo and GH today, but won't be able to get back into either of them until thursday thanks to school and other priorities.

This sucks. My GH3 freezes upon the first boss battle everytime he enters the screen. Prob end up calling the store today to see what's up.

i've been waiting for Assassin's Creed to come out for quite some time now..the final review is in and it looks to be a good one....i'll try to rent it this weekend and give it a go
it's been given a 9 out of 10

link

Getting a PS3 next Saturday for my b-day.

It's also been given a 7.7 and been called the biggest disappointment in gaming history:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/834/834676p1.html

^ thanks Scully...guess i'll have to see for myself

I've heard Assassin's Creed was going to be terrific but if IGN is calling it the biggest disappointment in gaming history (which is a pretty bold statement), I think they have re-check this statement because I've seen some clips of the gameplay and it looks pretty good.